SPEEDBEAD.

Anyone fishing?

This may come as a shock.....swimbait.

Text me the pics Allen. I'll post them for you.

The photo shown there is ML holding a fish that John Kerr caught. That's the rub. He's posing with another dude's fish that is not the lake record.

I like to use Water Gremlin Bull Shot weights for split shot rigs.

I'm sure there are many different perspectives on the story and any other story associated with him. People's heroes always seem to fall hardest.

Not quite that big but probably another 7+. Had that nice deep body structure most of my good fish have. That Savage Gear impressed me. I bought another two last night.

Shoulda just yelled, "Get off my hump, Hottle!"

Makes sense.

It's even more painful to imagine that somewhere, out there, another being is asking how to fish a senko or if the Helicopter Lure is worth the money....

How does one disprove it?

Just an update. I lost a big fish last weekend because the hook didnt disengage from the pocket. I was told that pinching the barb down on the hook that goes into the hook pocket will help the hook release on a fish. Would have liked to hold that fish. Big.

If it's a fish worth setting the hook on, I cross their eyes after that first tap. If I'm fishing a fluke where I can see it, I'll wait sometimes if I can see the hit.

I dont know about survival rates after bass are released but I GUARANTEE that the survival rate is higher in bass that hit water vs bass that hit oil.

Buy what you want with your money. It's simple. If I can afford something I deem "worth it" then it's no concern of yours. What I am a huge opponent of is people who buy/use expensive gear and flaunt the cost around to someone who may not be able to afford it. On the flip-side, those folks who may not be able to afford some of the higher-end gear calling those that can "dumb" or anything similar is equally asinine.

Probably a 4" Zoom finesse worm for smallest. Largest is probably the Hinkle. 11", 9.5oz

My first Gen Revo STX reels look just like that. You're fine IMO.

I hear ya man. I'm not actively pursuing the record necessarily, just the biggest fish that I have access to. I firmly believe I have two lakes local to me (at least, maybe a couple more) that possess DD fish at certain points of the year. I have seen one fish in one of these lakes that I'd put a paycheck on it being 10 or slightly larger. So, they are here. The main issue with a lot of northern guys is they are not actually fishing for THE big fish. They fish for 5 fish, they fish to catch something. Some guys will get "lucky". They don't commit to learning the water as it applies to the apex bass, studying where big fish should be and at what time of the year they should be there. They do not broaden their fishing base to include techniques that put you in a position to catch true trophy bass (comparable to your area). That's cool if that's what they are into, it's just not for me. I will happily forego 3, 4, 5lb fish in lieu of catching something truly noteworthy. Like I said before. If you're not aiming high, you're gonna miss low.

Saw this thread yesterday and been waiting on a fatty pic since. Let's see it!

It's superglue. Lasts as long as it's gonna last, I don't know. LOL

I'll respectfully disagree with you there. Our state record is 11-3 and I'm gunning for 10 every outing. If you don't aim high, you're gonna miss low every time.

LOL, no you're not.

You can get them on sale from places this weekend for around $15 or so and if you take advantage of the program Savage is running on here where you write a review and get two baits free, I'd say it's definitely worth it. Even on its own at $15, it's worth it IMO. It's got a different swim to it, and I can see it really shining if you are on a reaction bite down there because it works well at a faster speed than I'd fish a Hudd or Rising Son. The hook pocket thing? Eh. No worries. I'm so used to glueing hooks into soft baits to keep them there that it's not really a concern.

It would be all over for me once I started seeing muskies. Nice fish man.

Try the floating Savage Gear Line Thru. Nice tail kick, can be fished as is or weighted to sink very slowly and it has a top hook to keep weeds off. How much water do you guys have over top of the weeds you are fishing?